finical

English

Etymology

University slang, probably from fine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɪnɪkəl/

Adjective

finical (comparative more finical, superlative most finical)

1. Finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:

     Charming, he said in a finical sweet voice, showing his white teeth and blinking his eyes pleasantly.

   • 1996, Jonathan Raban, Bad Land: An American Romance, Pantheon Books, page 52:

     Jefferson grew up familiar with the instruments and immense, finical labour of map-making from scratch.

Derived terms

• finacility
• finick
• finicking

Related terms

• finicky

Translations

finicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate

• Bulgarian: придирчив (bg) (pridirčiv), дребнав (bg) (drebnav)
• German: anspruchsvoll (de), pedantisch (de), pingelig (de), fein (de), zimperlich (de), wählerisch (de), affektiert (de), akribisch (de)
• Irish: cúirialta
• Polish: drobiazgowy (pl) m, skrupulatny (pl) m, wybredny (pl) m
• Russian: привере́дливый (ru) (priverédlivyj)
• Swedish: pedantisk (sv), prudentlig (sv)

See also

• jaunty